How common is the surname Macbeth?

1,068 people in the United States had the surname Macbeth in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 289,088 Americans. It ranked 23,714th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Macbeth?

Ann Macbeth, British artist (1875-1948), followed by Columba Macbeth-Green.

Where is the surname Macbeth most common?

Wikidata records people named Macbeth in the United Kingdom and Australia.

How do you pronounce Macbeth?

Macbeth is /məkˈbɛθ/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Macbeth getting more or less common?

More common. 1,019 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,068 in 2010, up 4.8%.

The surname Macbeth

A patronymic surname, carried by 1,068 people in the United States.

Pronounced /məkˈbɛθ/ 2 syllables Soundex M213

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Macbeth is more common than 85.4% of them.

Origin

Anglicization of Middle Irish Mac Bethad, equivalent to the modern mac (“son of”) bheatha (“life”).

Macbeth is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,068 people named Macbeth in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 289,088 Americans. That is up 4.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,019.

#23,714

rank among US surnames

1,068

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+4.8%

change since 2000 (was #23,315)

Who is named Macbeth

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

91% of people named Macbeth identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%
Two or more races 1.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Macbeths

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ann Macbeth
British artist (1875-1948)
Columba Macbeth-Green
Australian priest, born 1968

Notable Macbeths come mostly from the United Kingdom (1) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Macbeth

Macbeth has the Soundex code M213, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M213.

Questions

Where does the surname Macbeth come from?: Anglicization of Middle Irish Mac Bethad, equivalent to the modern mac (“son of”) bheatha (“life”).
How common is the surname Macbeth?: 1,068 people in the United States had the surname Macbeth in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 289,088 Americans. It ranked 23,714th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Macbeth?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Macbeth identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Macbeth?: Ann Macbeth, British artist (1875-1948), followed by Columba Macbeth-Green.
Where is the surname Macbeth most common?: Wikidata records people named Macbeth in the United Kingdom and Australia.
How do you pronounce Macbeth?: Macbeth is /məkˈbɛθ/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Macbeth?: Macbeth is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Macbeth getting more or less common?: More common. 1,019 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,068 in 2010, up 4.8%.